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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pleasant Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Johnson, Martin, Morgan & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Pleasant Ridge)
- Adeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adeline is located in Lawrence County
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- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Peeled Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
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- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Reynoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
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- Owingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Bath County
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- Little Slate Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
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- East Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
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- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
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- Slate Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
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- South Sherburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
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- Olympia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
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- Peasticks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
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- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- North Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Little Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
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- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
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- Austerlitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
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- Jackstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jackstown is located in Bourbon County
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- Clintonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Bourbon County
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- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kiserton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Shawhan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Kiddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
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- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
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- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbit Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
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- Rightangle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wyandotte is located in Clark County
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- Log Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Pine Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
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- Boonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesboro is located in Clark County
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- Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ford is located in Clark County
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- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Witt Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Fayette County
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- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
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- Muir
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
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- Uttingertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
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- Jimtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
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- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Fayette County
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- Elmendorf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
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- Loradale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loradale is located in Fayette County
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- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
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- Cadentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
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- Deep Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
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- Mattoxtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
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- Russell Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
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- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Sherburne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Grange City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
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- Stringtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
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- Sunset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
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- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
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- Tilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Ewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Craintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Craintown is located in Fleming County
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- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County
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- Elizaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
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- Nepton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
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- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
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- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Cynthiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvandell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
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- Oddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
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- Poindexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
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- Jessamine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Logana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
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- Brannon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
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- Catnip ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Doylesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Doylesville is located in Madison County
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- College Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Redhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redhouse is located in Madison County
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- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Blue Grass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Madison County
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- Waco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bybee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
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- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Reeds Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
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- Hillcrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Madison County
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- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Madison County
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- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mason County
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Menifee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Means
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Means is located in Menifee County
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- Rothwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rothwell is located in Menifee County
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- Sudith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
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- Frenchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mariba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariba is located in Menifee County
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- Denniston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denniston is located in Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Grassy Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
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- Judy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
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- Reid Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
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- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Levee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
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- Spencer Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Montgomery County
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- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Moorefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Westbend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
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- Virden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virden is located in Powell County
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- Black Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
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- Powell Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
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- Waltersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Paint Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
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- Piggville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
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- Old Clay City Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
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- North Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
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- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
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- Robertson County
- Mount Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Farmers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
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- Lakeview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- New Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
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- Newtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Scott County
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- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Scott County
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- Clabber Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clabber Bottom is located in Scott County
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- Boydtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boydtown is located in Scott County
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- Cranetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cranetown is located in Scott County
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- Muddy Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
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- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Scott County
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- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Rogers Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Gap is located in Scott County
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- Herdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Herdon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdon
- Stone Hedge Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Hedge Estates is located in Scott County
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cravens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enoch Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Pleasant Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Sideview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sideview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Grassy Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
- Judy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Judy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
- Prewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Hedges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Thomson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomson is located in Clark County
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- Ewington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Montgomery County
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- Little Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Renick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Kiddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Austerlitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Austerlitz is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austerlitz
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Ridge:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Bourbon County
- Clark County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Harrison County
- Jessamine County
- Madison County
- Mason County
- Menifee County
- Montgomery County
- Nicholas County
- Powell County
- Robertson County
- Rowan County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |